R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2022, ‘Fóstbrœðra saga 8 (Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld, Lausavísur 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross, Kari Ellen Gade and Tarrin Wills (eds), Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 5. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 495.
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Hrundar, bark af hendi
hjaldr (urpum þá skjaldi)
sǫng, hǫfum sár of fengit,
"siklings" flugu mikla;
nærgi's hrafns of hefna
hlunns glapvígum runni
umbnýsandi ósa
ôrr kyndils mák sára.
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
Hrund bar ek af hendi | hjalldr iupum[1] þa skílldi | saugn[2] hofum sar of fengit | siklings flugu mikla | nu[3] er hrafns of hranna | hlunz gaflvigum[4] runni | vm nysandi ossa | Arkyndils ma ek ...[5] |
(VEÞ)
imagesHrundar bar ek at hendi | hialldr iupum þa skilldi | saugn hofum sár of fengit | siklings flugu mikla | uargi er hrafns of hranna | hlunnz glafuigum runni | um nýsandi ossa | árkyndils má ek sáran. |
(KSH)
Hrund | bar ek au hendi, hialldr iupum þa skylldi, saugn hofum saʀ | offengit, siklings flugu mikla, uargi er hrafns of hranna, | hlunnz glafliugum runni, vm nysandi ossa, arkyndils ma | ek . sara
(TW)
imageshrunndid | hef eg af hendi , hialldur lupumm þa skalldi , sogn hofumm | sꜳr of fengid , siklinngs flugu mickla , nergi er hrafnns of | hranna , hlunns glafvijgumm ʀunninn , vmm nyssanndi ossa , ꜳ̋rkynn | dils ma eg sꜳ̋rann .
(RDF)
imagesHrund bar ek af hendi | hialldr lupum þá skilldi | sogu hofum sár of fengit | siklings flugu mikla | nergi er hrafns of hranna | hlunz glapuígum runni | vm nýsandi ossa | árkyndils má ek sáran. ||
(RDF)
imagesHrundar ber ek a hendi | hialldr iupum þa - skalldi | saugn hefir sar of fengit | siklings flavgo micla | vargi er hrafns of hranna | hlunnz glafliugum runni | vm nysandi ossa | arkyndils ma ek sara |
(RDF)
imagesHrundar ber ek a hendi | hialldrs vat þ skalldi | saungs hefir sar of fengit | siklings flaugu mikla | nærgi er hrafns of hefna | hlunns glæpingia unni | um nysunda assa | ar kyndils mann ok sara. |
(VEÞ)
imagesSkj: Þórmóðr Bersason Kolbrúnarskáld, 2. Lausavísur 1: AI, 281-2, BI, 260, Skald I, 134, NN §§702, 2735; Fbr 1852, 32 (ch. 9), Fbr 1925-7, 58 (ch. 29), Loth 1960a, 104 (ch. 9), ÍS 796-7 (ch. 9), ÍF 6, 165 (Fbr ch. 9); Gaertner 1907, 308, 318-19, Finnur Jónsson 1932-3, 53-5.
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